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Anthropology Quotes

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This collection of anthropology quotes includes a scholar with a doctorate in biological anthropology who went on to teach Anatomy at dental school.

Every historian has informally an anthropology, without ever using the word.

Quotes by Peter Gay

I had a doctorate in biological anthropology. I got a post-doc at CWRU dental school in 1983 teaching gross anatomy.

Quotes by Mary Doria Russell

My degrees are in anthropology, and I have friends who have worked with apes.

Quotes by Gregory Keyes

Anthropology in general has always been fairly hospitable to female scholars, and even to feminist scholars.

Quotes by Clifford Geertz

Ale Quotes

I think feminism has had a major impact on anthropology.

Quotes by Clifford Geertz

Theology is anthropology.

Quotes by Anselm Feuerbach

In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore are, and how they can be analyzed.

Quotes by Alan Dundes

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these anthropology quotes focus on?
They cover academic paths in biological anthropology, the field's connection to feminism, and how historians carry an implicit anthropology of their own.
Is there a quote about someone's academic background?
Yes, one speaker mentions holding a doctorate in biological anthropology before teaching gross anatomy at dental school.
Does any quote link anthropology to another field?
Yes, one argues that feminism has had a major impact on how anthropology as a discipline has developed.
Is there a quote connecting history and anthropology?
Yes, one claims every historian informally carries an anthropology, even without ever using that specific word.
Where can I find more quotes on anatomy or science?
See the Anatomy quotes page for more academic and scientific reflections.

Others take a broader view, arguing that feminism has reshaped the field and that historians always carry an implicit anthropology, whether they name it or not.